What do you tell your lo's about father Christmas?

[Bellarina]

Hey girls
Sorry if this thread seems premature but it's something iv been thinking about alot last few weeks in run up to Xmas.

What do you/will you be telling your lo's about father Christmas re:their presents?

If had differing opinions/versions of what can be said and was curious as still in 2 minds how to explain to jake this year.

iv had one friend say shevtells her kids that all her presents arevfrom father chrustmas (but then how can you expect them to thank family mbers for their gifts??)...and another friend tells herz that her and her husband buy the presents and send them to Santa to wrap and deliver.

I was thinking of maybe allotting one or 2 presents to be off "santa" and the rest be off us and family etc

So ye, what about u girls? Hope you are all doing well xxx

 

[Baby2sky]

All presents are from Santa. He comes to everyone's house and leaves presents for her.

 

[El1en]

I will be telling our little girl her stocking along with one big present is from Santa and the rest is from us

 

[babyscotcher]

Our LO is too young to need to explain this year but I plan to do it how my mum used to which was that stockings or sacks were from Santa and the rest were from parents or family. I used to get a pillow case from Santa left at my nan's house too for when I visited there. X

 

[Holi]

Stocking is from Santa, and one 'big' present that we pretend we didn't know was there (always wrapped in different paper) is from Santa. The rest is mummy/daddy and family xx

 

[Nutsyputs]

We do that the present we have bought are from Santa and present from everyone else is from them.

 

[Emily0505]

He has presents from Santa, which are put in the sack left out on Christmas Eve.

Presents from family are under the tree.

We haven't done presents from us. My parents did the same for us and we never questioned it.

Well, the only time I questioned it was after I found out about Father Christmas and my brother didn't know. Then I was all like 'if these are from Santa where are out presents from you?' In the hope I'd get some more prezzies!!

XX

 

[LSD]

Santa brings Dylan one special present as he can't carry lots for everyone on his sleigh. So he brings one special one and mummy and daddy etc buy all the others

 

[Orion]

My plan when J is older is to say that Santa leaves every good child a couple of special presents under the tree.
But family and friends like to give each other presents too, so the rest are from us/them.

I've bought a little Santa sack that I'll put the Santa presents in every year. Wrapped especially nice with labels from Santa (that I'll print out).

 

[Lilmisshopeful]

We do all the presents left out overnight are from santa and the ones under the tree from family they know are from them. We see family at Christmas so gets given them personally so can say thank you xxx

 

[Bellarina]

Thanks girls glad im on same lines as you i was thinking of jyst 1 or 2 off Santa so you've helped loads thank you xx

 

[Miss_impatient]

Ooooo, I can't wait till my LO is old enough to be told about father Xmas. Similar to everyone else I will be doing stocking from Santa and one present under the tree.

However it won't be his big present it will be something smaller, like a toy or pj's. I read a post a while back which really stuck with me. It was put more eloquently than this but basically it pointed out that not all parents can afford to buy big expensive presents but Santa should treat all kids the same, so to keep the magic alive if we all give just a small present from Santa then no child will feel left out.

I just thought that was a really lovely sentiment so that's what I'm going with.

 

[CARNAT22]

Everything we buy is from Santa, family will give James the gifts they buy (Bee is too young to understand but same goes for her!)

X

 

[Rooster30]

When I was little my parents did 'sack' presents and 'tree' presents. Sack presents were from Santa, and the gifts under the tree were from family. They'd put a 'main' gift from them to me under the tree. It worked really well for us so I'll be doing the same thing for my kids.

 

[Bellarina]

Thanks girls I'm getting I excited for Xmas...think it's so awesome when you have lo's...we are introducing an elf in the morning to live with us until Xmas eve xxx

 

[Jojo84]

Santa leaves gifts at the house, but sometimes he finds some left over later which is why he levels some at grannies and great grannies.
We've akways told the Santa thing from day 1.

I'm 31 and still write from Santa on everyone's gifts lol, even my grandma. My mum gives me gufts santa has left fir me.

 

[mylullaby]

Everything we buy is from Santa, family will give James the gifts they buy (Bee is too young to understand but same goes for her!)

X

This is what my parents always did, so it's what we'll do too. X

 

[Orion]

I won't be doing the elf on a shelf thing though. I find the idea of having a toy elf watch you and report back to Santa very creepy. Wouldn't want my LO getting mixed up that toys are real - that can surely only cause problems like nightmares.

 

[mylullaby]

I don't mind the idea of toys coming to life - happens in toy story after all - and I think make believe / magic / fantasy can be good for kids in terms of development / creativity, but I think the elf on the shelf is a bit freaky looking (the official one I mean) and it's not something I'm planning on getting into. I like the idea of opening a present on Christmas Eve and its special Christmas PJs that they wear that night and wake up in on Christmas morning.

 

[tinselcat]

When I was little my parents did 'sack' presents and 'tree' presents. Sack presents were from Santa, and the gifts under the tree were from family. They'd put a 'main' gift from them to me under the tree. It worked really well for us so I'll be doing the same thing for my kids.

I like this idea...

My baby's father is non-Christian and opposed to the whole idea of Christmas so I'm worried that when baby is older & forced to spend time with him, he'll tell him the thing's a load of bull Then am I the bad one for "lying" to the baby?? ergh


Anyhoo... re the elf on the shelf idea, I came across this earlier this year and thought it sounded nice: http://theimaginationtree.com/2013/...lf-tradition-kindness-elf-kindness-elves.html

"This is how the new tradition works in our home. In the first week or two of December, the Kindness Elves arrive at our home accompanied by a tiny letter that they have written, stating who they are and what they will be doing in our family for the coming weeks. We say that they have come to share the magic of Christmas and have heard that the children have kind and loving hearts, and they want to see them for themselves! They let the children know that they will be putting out little notes each day, either praising them for the kind acts they have witnessed, or suggesting more ways we can help others either at home, school, community groups or in public. The children are encouraged to write back too if they wish."